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2569038 | Shayegan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shayegan | Shayegan
Shayegan
Shayegan may refer to:
- Shayegan, Iran, a village in Kermanshah Province, Iran
- Ali Shayegan (1903–1981), Iranian politician
- Dariush Shayegan (1935–2018), Iranian thinker | 6,136,800 |
2569053 | Kiarostami (surname) | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kiarostami%20(surname) | Kiarostami (surname)
Kiarostami (surname)
Kiarostami is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Abbas Kiarostami (1940–2016), Iranian film director
- Bahman Kiarostami (born 1978), Iranian film director, son of Abbas Kiarostami | 6,136,801 |
2569037 | Uapaca | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uapaca | Uapaca
Uapaca
Uapaca is a genus of plant, in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1858. It is the only genus comprised in the subtribe Uapacinae. The genus is native to Africa and Madagascar.
- species
- formerly included
moved "Drypetes"
- "Uapaca griffithii - Drypetes riseleyi" | 6,136,802 |
2569026 | Nods, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nods,%20Switzerland | Nods, Switzerland
Nods, Switzerland
Nods is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura ("Jura Bernois").
# History.
Nods is first mentioned in 1255 as "Nos". The municipality was formerly known by its German name "Nos",... | 6,136,803 |
2569026 | Nods, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nods,%20Switzerland | Nods, Switzerland
of the Prince-Bishop for centuries. During the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, preachers of the new faith came to convert Nods. However, they encountered serious resistance from the villagers. The village was finally converted after Bern forced the villagers to adopt the new faith. Those f... | 6,136,804 |
2569026 | Nods, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nods,%20Switzerland | Nods, Switzerland
Département of Haut-Rhin. After Napoleon's defeat and the Congress of Vienna, it was assigned to the Canton of Bern in 1815. Initially part of the District of Erlach, in 1846 it transferred to the La Neuveville District.
The village church was built in 1639. The current building was built on the same... | 6,136,805 |
2569026 | Nods, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nods,%20Switzerland | Nods, Switzerland
area of . , a total of or 45.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 51.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.0% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land.
During the same year, housing and buildings made up 1.4% and transportat... | 6,136,806 |
2569026 | Nods, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nods,%20Switzerland | Nods, Switzerland
the foot of the Chasseral peak. It consists of the village of Nods and the hamlets of Les Combes and La Praye.
On 31 December 2009 District de la Neuveville, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Arrondissement administrat... | 6,136,807 |
2569026 | Nods, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nods,%20Switzerland | Nods, Switzerland
and deaths accounted for -0.4%.
Most of the population () speaks French (568 or 85.0%) as their first language, German is the second most common (82 or 12.3%) and Portuguese is the third (7 or 1.0%). There are 3 people who speak Italian.
, the population was 53.1% male and 46.9% female. The populati... | 6,136,808 |
2569026 | Nods, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nods,%20Switzerland | Nods, Switzerland
of Switzerland.
, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.3%.
, there were 272 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 320 married individuals, 29... | 6,136,809 |
2569026 | Nods, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nods,%20Switzerland | Nods, Switzerland
residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.51%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
# Sights.
The entire village of Nods is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
# Politics.
In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the Swi... | 6,136,810 |
2569026 | Nods, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nods,%20Switzerland | Nods, Switzerland
Of these, there were 58 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 25 businesses involved in this sector. 35 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 7 businesses in this sector. 47 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 17 businesses in this sector. There w... | 6,136,811 |
2569026 | Nods, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nods,%20Switzerland | Nods, Switzerland
municipality) both lived and worked in Nods. Of the working population, 4.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 68.6% used a private car.
In 2011 the average local and cantonal tax rate on a married resident of Nods making 150,000 CHF was 12.5%, while an unmarried resident's rate was 18.3... | 6,136,812 |
2569026 | Nods, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nods,%20Switzerland | Nods, Switzerland
of Switzerland was 130,478 CHF.
# Religion.
From the , 448 or 67.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 77 or 11.5% were Roman Catholic. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.30% of the population), and there were 20 individuals (or about 2.99... | 6,136,813 |
2569026 | Nods, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nods,%20Switzerland | Nods, Switzerland
completed additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule"). Of the 77 who had completed some form of tertiary schooling listed in the census, 63.6% were Swiss men, 31.2% were Swiss women.
The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten, followed ... | 6,136,814 |
2569026 | Nods, Switzerland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nods,%20Switzerland | Nods, Switzerland
ional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.
During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 62 students attending classes in Nods. There were no kindergarten classes in the municipality. The municipality had 3 primary classes and 62 students. Of the primary students, 1.6% were permanen... | 6,136,815 |
2569068 | Sandi Cenov | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandi%20Cenov | Sandi Cenov
Sandi Cenov
Aleksandar "Sandi" Cenov (born 17 July 1968), also known simply as Sandi, is Croatian pop singer who was popular in the 1990s. His first album was released in 1992.
In the 2005 elections for Zagreb City Assembly he was one of the candidates on the list of Tatjana Holjevac.
He is signed with t... | 6,136,816 |
2569071 | Interstate 580 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interstate%20580 | Interstate 580
Interstate 580
Interstate 580 is the designation for several Interstate Highways in the United States, all of which are related to Interstate 80:
- Interstate 580 (California), a spur connecting the San Francisco Bay Area to the San Joaquin Valley from U.S. Route 101 to Interstate 5
- Interstate 580 (... | 6,136,817 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
Jim Umbricht
James Umbricht (September 17, 1930 – April 8, 1964) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed relief pitcher, he played Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1959 and 1963 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Colt .45s.
Umbricht was born in Chicago but grew up in Georgia. ... | 6,136,818 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
made national headlines and encouraged research on the disease. He spent the 1963 season as a relief pitcher, sometimes in excruciating pain. Umbricht's health deteriorated soon afterwards and he died within six months, from complications from melanoma in a Houston-area hospital at age 33. His ashes were s... | 6,136,819 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
a multi-sport star at Decatur High School in Decatur, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia on a scholarship and played on the school's baseball and basketball teams, becoming the captain of both for his senior year. He was named to the All-Southeastern Conference first-team as a shortstop in 1951... | 6,136,820 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
with a 4–3 win–loss record and a 2.87 earned run average.
Umbricht missed the 1954 and 1955 seasons while serving in the United States Army, but pitched for a military team at Fort Carson in Colorado. After his discharge in 1956, Umbricht played for the Baton Rouge Rebels of the Evangeline League; he had ... | 6,136,821 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
as a relief pitcher. Umbricht was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates organization for Emil Panko prior to the 1959 season. The Pirates assigned Umbricht to their Triple-A affiliate, the Salt Lake City Bees in the Pacific Coast League. While with the Bees, Umbricht had a 14–8 record with a 2.78 earned run ave... | 6,136,822 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
the win, as the Pirates were leading 6–5, but reliever Don Gross gave up two earned runs in the ninth inning for the blown save and the loss.
Two spots in the starting rotation were available by the time the Pirates started their 1960 season. At the beginning of spring training, Umbricht competed against ... | 6,136,823 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
opening day. He won the spot and in his first start of the season against the Reds on April 17, he gave up six earned runs in 5.1 innings, getting charged with the 11–3 loss. In his next start against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 21, Umbricht had poor control, giving up three runs and walking five ba... | 6,136,824 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
because of rain, the Pirates faced the Phillies at home on May 28. After the game went to extra innings, Umbricht pitched the thirteenth inning. The Pirates won in the later half of the inning, earning Umbricht his first career win.
Umbricht continued to struggle in the bullpen and was demoted alongside D... | 6,136,825 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
to help the Pirates in their pennant race. On September 27 against the Reds, he struck out three batters in two innings in relief as the Pirates broke a team record by striking out 19 batters in a 16-inning victory. The Pirates managed to win the National League pennant, but he was not named in the final r... | 6,136,826 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
May 10 as the Pirates had to trim their roster from 28 players to 25 per league rules. Umbricht was sent back to Columbus, where he spent the rest of the 1961 season as a full-time starter. In 22 games, Umbricht had a 9–6 win–loss record with a 2.35 earned run average in 142 innings pitched.
## Houston Co... | 6,136,827 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
in the National League. Umbricht started the season on the Colts roster, but was demoted to the Oklahoma City 89ers of the American Association to make room for veteran pitcher Don McMahon. He appeared in 23 games for the 89ers, posting a 3–4 win–loss record with a 3.39 earned run average, mostly in relief... | 6,136,828 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
Colts. According to former teammate and roommate Ken Johnson, Umbricht was used by the Colts mainly to control damage caused by starting pitchers after they were removed from games. In his five-year Major League Baseball career, Umbricht compiled a 9–5 win–loss record, with 133 strikeouts, three saves and ... | 6,136,829 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
checked by a doctor. A three-inch section of the mole was removed for testing and a doctor confirmed it was a "black mole" tumor that had spread to his groin area. Ewell, the team trainer said, Umbricht "had the most wonderful attitude of anyone you'll ever meet". Umbricht's cancer diagnosis shocked baseba... | 6,136,830 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
physical condition", further stating that he "should have five or six good years left" in his baseball career. However, Umbricht learned that the doctors were unsure if the cancer surgery was a success, or even if it had been completely removed from his body. Even if it was, his chance of survival was slim... | 6,136,831 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
sixth inning in a 13–3 loss, giving up four runs, including a home run to Frank Robinson in one inning of work. After the game, Umbricht said he felt "real good" despite the poor performance. The surgery took a toll on his leg: he required over 100 stitches, and blood seeped from the wound while he pitched... | 6,136,832 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
spread to his chest area and was incurable. He was released from his contract on December 16 due to his deteriorating health. The National League allowed the Colts to sign Umbricht to a scout contract given the circumstances, with the proviso that it would become a player contract if he rejoined the active... | 6,136,833 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
February. He returned to the hospital permanently on March 16, where his health steadily declined after a third operation. During his final hospital stay, the Colts' management, his family and the hospital staff agreed not to release any further details about his illness, though word had leaked that he was... | 6,136,834 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
Ken Johnson, Dick Farrell, and Russ Kemmerer were the six pallbearers. Kemmerer, who in the off-season was a Methodist preacher, gave the eulogy during the service, and Umbricht's body was cremated. Construction of the Astrodome, the Colts' future ballpark had begun a few weeks before Umbricht's death. His... | 6,136,835 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
was immediately retired by the team; it was the first time the club retired a uniform number, and only the twelfth time in Major League history a number was retired. In the Colts' opening-day match against the Cincinnati Reds, starting pitcher Ken Johnson dedicated his victory in Umbricht's memory. The Ast... | 6,136,836 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
number was not retired by the club after his death, although he appeared in more games for the Astros than Umbricht. (It should be noted, however, that Bond ended his career not with Houston but as a member of the Minnesota Twins.) Journalists criticizing the retirement of numbers sometimes use Umbricht as... | 6,136,837 |
2569021 | Jim Umbricht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim%20Umbricht | Jim Umbricht
ometimes use Umbricht as an example of someone whose number was retired but who is unfamiliar to baseball fans.
Umbricht's death from melanoma helped alert the general public about the disease. Former Los Angeles Rams linebacker Jack Pardee credited Umbricht's battle with melanoma for saving his life in 1... | 6,136,838 |
2569067 | Bekkersdal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bekkersdal | Bekkersdal
Bekkersdal
Bekkersdal is a township situated 7 km east of Westonaria and 14 km south of Randfontein in the Gauteng province. It was established in 1945, to house Africans who worked in town and at the surrounding gold mines. In 1983 the township was granted municipal status. The township was the site of vio... | 6,136,839 |
2569022 | Lamboing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamboing | Lamboing
Lamboing
Lamboing is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura ("Jura Bernois").
The proposed merger of the municipalities of Diesse, Lamboing, Nods and Prêles into the new municipality of Le Plateau de Diesse ... | 6,136,840 |
2569022 | Lamboing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamboing | Lamboing
in a document from 1255. But very little is known about this family. In 1423 the de Vaumarcus family were given the village as a fief, which they held until 1509. In that year the village was acquired by the Prince-Bishopric of Basel who ruled over the village for almost three centuries. After the 1798 French ... | 6,136,841 |
2569022 | Lamboing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamboing | Lamboing
by the Ebauches SA company in 1926 and continued making components for watches until 1981. Beginning in the 1970s the village's population began to grow as commuters settled in Lamboing.
It has always been part of the parish of Diesse. When Diesse converted to the new faith of the Protestant Reformation betwe... | 6,136,842 |
2569022 | Lamboing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamboing | Lamboing
forested land, 50.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 19.3% is used for growing crops and 9.9% is pastures and 9.1% is used for alpine pastures.
The former municipality is located on the Plateau de Diesse. It con... | 6,136,843 |
2569022 | Lamboing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamboing | Lamboing
between three Crosses Couped Argent and a Mount of 3 Coupeaux of the same."
# Demographics.
Lamboing had a population (as of 2011) of 680. , 5.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2001-2011) the population has changed at a rate of 0.9%. Migration accounted for 0.4%, wh... | 6,136,844 |
2569022 | Lamboing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamboing | Lamboing
population) and 15 (2.2%) non-Swiss men. There were 315 Swiss women (46.7%) and 24 (3.6%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 226 or about 34.9% were born in Lamboing and lived there in 2000. There were 208 or 32.1% who were born in the same canton, while 145 or 22.4% were born somewhere el... | 6,136,845 |
2569022 | Lamboing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamboing | Lamboing
who are divorced.
, there were 88 households that consist of only one person and 17 households with five or more people. , a total of 251 apartments (76.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 66 apartments (20.1%) were seasonally occupied and 12 apartments (3.6%) were empty. , the construction rate... | 6,136,846 |
2569022 | Lamboing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamboing | Lamboing
a total of 193 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 37.0%.
# Economy.
, Lamboing had an unemployment rate of 2.2%. , there were a total of 109 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 31 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 26 ... | 6,136,847 |
2569022 | Lamboing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamboing | Lamboing
away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 5.9 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. A total of 89 workers (67.9% of the 131 total workers in the municipality) both lived and worked in Lamboing. Of the working population, 4.8% used public transportation to get to work, a... | 6,136,848 |
2569022 | Lamboing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamboing | Lamboing
75 thousand CHF per year. There were 4 people who made between 15 and 20 thousand per year. The greatest number of workers, 99, made between 50 and 75 thousand CHF per year. The average income of the over 75,000 CHF group in Lamboing was 110,018 CHF, while the average across all of Switzerland was 130,478 CHF.... | 6,136,849 |
2569022 | Lamboing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamboing | Lamboing
church. There were 2 (or about 0.31% of the population) who were Islamic. 87 (or about 13.45% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 31 individuals (or about 4.79% of the population) did not answer the question.
# Education.
In Lamboing about 55.7% of the population have compl... | 6,136,850 |
2569022 | Lamboing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamboing | Lamboing
This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.
During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 62 students... | 6,136,851 |
2569022 | Lamboing | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamboing | Lamboing
students in the municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 4.2% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 4.2% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality had 3 primary classes and 38 students. Of the primary students, 7.9% were permanent or tem... | 6,136,852 |
2569077 | M. Chinnaswamy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M.%20Chinnaswamy | M. Chinnaswamy
M. Chinnaswamy
Mangalam Chinnaswamy Mudaliar (29 March 1900 – 8 November 1991) was a prominent Indian cricket administrator.
Chinnaswamy was the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1977 to 1980 and Secretary from 1960 to 1965. He also served as the vice president and joint secretary... | 6,136,853 |
2569077 | M. Chinnaswamy | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M.%20Chinnaswamy | M. Chinnaswamy
5, 1973 and 1977 - 1980. A lawyer by profession, he actively practiced from 1925 till 1975.
He was one of the founders of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). He served as the secretary from 1953 to 1978 and as the President from 1978 to 1990. He was the treasurer and second official to the I... | 6,136,854 |
2569082 | Púbol | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Púbol | Púbol
Púbol
Púbol is a small town located in the municipality of La Pera, in the comarca (county) of Baix Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The artist Salvador Dalí lived at the Castle of Púbol; in 1982, he was named "Marquis of Dalí of Púbol" (spa., "Marqués de Dalí de Púbol").
In fact Salvador ... | 6,136,855 |
2569082 | Púbol | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Púbol | Púbol
na, Catalonia, Spain.
The artist Salvador Dalí lived at the Castle of Púbol; in 1982, he was named "Marquis of Dalí of Púbol" (spa., "Marqués de Dalí de Púbol").
In fact Salvador Dalí did not live there, he bought the castle for his wife, Gala, who lived there and granted him to visit her, only when she wanted.... | 6,136,856 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
Kennebecasis Valley High School
Kennebecasis Valley High School (KVHS) is a secondary school that serves students from grades 9 to 12 in Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada.
# History.
KVHS opened its doors to students in 1975, led by then principal William (Bill) Bishop. It originally ... | 6,136,857 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
the current principal of Kennebecasis Valley High School is JoEllen Jensen.
# Events.
## Rip Seeley Memorial Basketball Game.
Each year KV's Varsity basketball teams compete against their rival Rothesay High in this Memorial Basketball Game. The location of the game alternates each ye... | 6,136,858 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
hosted at Arther Miller field. The following two seasons the games were hosted at KVHS on its own field, Usher Miller field. KVHS won each of the four games played against Rothesay High. In recent years, variations of Miller Bowl have arisen in its stead, carrying titles such as Filler B... | 6,136,859 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
home that season. The following season they hosted the first Papa Johns bowl(as it is sponsored by Papa Johns Pizza) against Saint John High as the coaches and players of KV knew Saint John High School was their true rival in 12 man. The PJ bowl continues to be an exciting game for fans ... | 6,136,860 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
has expanded to include teams from other Canadian provinces such as Nova Scotia, and Quebec, and from the state of Maine. It is tradition that one boys game and one girls game takes place during class time, which allows the majority of the student body to attend and cheer on the home tea... | 6,136,861 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
classes to run their own table in the cafeteria to sell their products to passing students, as well as students whose classes have signed up to come visit the market during class time. In the past, students from Rothesay High's entrepreneurship class have been invited to partake as well.... | 6,136,862 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
teacher donates one dollar to the breast cancer foundation for a walk around the school, ending with a pep-rally at which the students vote by cheering for the most pink and best dressed student. The costumes prepared for this competition are intentionally ridiculous and over the top, wi... | 6,136,863 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
in 2011, provides information on school affairs and such upcoming events to students over a weekly video broadcast with the aim of encouraging an already high rate of student involvement.
# Athletic achievements.
- In the fall of 2010, KVHS became home to the Usher Miller turf field. T... | 6,136,864 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
team won the Provincial AAA championship.
- In 2003 the Varsity Girls Rugby team won the Provincial AAA championship.
- In 2006 the Boys and Gils Curling teams won the Provincial NBIAA titles.
- In 2005 the Varsity Football team won the provincial AA championship completing their unex... | 6,136,865 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
10-Man AAA championship over Rothesay High School.
- In 2011 the Varsity girls Rugby team won the Provincial AAA championships over Simonds High School.
- In 2011 the Varsity Football team won the provincial 10-Man AAA championship over École Mathieu-Martin 49-48(2OT).
- In 2013 the V... | 6,136,866 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
were National Champions on CBC's SmartAsk trivia competition in 2002 and came second in the following year.
- In 2011, the KVHS Reach for the Top team defended their title at the national championship, topping off a 14-0 record at the national championship. They are only the second scho... | 6,136,867 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
games played including national, provincial, and invitational (UTS Event) play. This was their fourth consecutive top-3 finish at Nationals.
- Between April 2004 and November 2011, the KVHS Reach for the Top team won 273 consecutive games (40 consecutive tournaments) in New Brunswick. T... | 6,136,868 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
2017, two KVHS students competed in the "nationals" for the Canadian Parents for French National Speech Competition
# Artistic achievements.
KVHS is known in New Brunswick for their success at the New Brunswick Drama festival every year. The theatre program was started by the original ... | 6,136,869 |
2569064 | Kennebecasis Valley High School | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kennebecasis%20Valley%20High%20School | Kennebecasis Valley High School
a scholarship was commemorated under her name: The Suzanne Doyle-Yerxa award. It is awarded to a student who plans to pursue the performing arts or creative arts as a post secondary study. KVHS has also received attention for its strong visual arts and music programs.
# Notable Alumni.
... | 6,136,870 |
2569030 | Prêles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prêles | Prêles
Prêles
Prêles (German name: Prägelz) is a former municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura ("Jura Bernois").
The proposed merger of the municipalities of Diesse, Lamboing, Nods and Prêles into the new municipality ... | 6,136,871 |
2569030 | Prêles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prêles | Prêles
"Prägelz".
Beginning in the 12th century the noble de Perls family first appears in records. The family existed for several centuries before vanishing from records in the 15th century. Throughout its history the village was part of the "Herrschaft" of Tessenberg (Diesse). The major landowners in the village inc... | 6,136,872 |
2569030 | Prêles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prêles | Prêles
and the Congress of Vienna, Prêles was assigned to the Canton of Bern in 1815. Initially it was part of the District of Erlach but in 1846 it became part of the La Neuveville District.
The construction of a cable railway between Ligerz and Prêles in 1912 turned it into a minor tourist destination. Until the 195... | 6,136,873 |
2569030 | Prêles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prêles | Prêles
of the land, or 10.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.3% is unproductive land.
During the same year, housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 23.1% of the total land area is heav... | 6,136,874 |
2569030 | Prêles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prêles | Prêles
former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois.
# Coat of arms.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is "Or a Cauldron Sable." The cauldron refers to the local pitch industry which has largely vanished.
# Demograp... | 6,136,875 |
2569030 | Prêles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prêles | Prêles
and Italian is the third (8 or 0.9%).
, the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. The population was made up of 409 Swiss men (45.1% of the population) and 41 (4.5%) non-Swiss men. There were 418 Swiss women (46.1%) and 39 (4.3%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 214 or about 24.2% w... | 6,136,876 |
2569030 | Prêles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prêles | Prêles
were 359 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 440 married individuals, 50 widows or widowers and 37 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 85 households that consist of only one person and 24 households with five or more people. , a total of 320 apartments (80.8% of the t... | 6,136,877 |
2569030 | Prêles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prêles | Prêles
the Social Democratic Party (SP) which received 27% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Swiss People's Party (SVP) (23.7%), the Green Party (14.3%) and the FDP.The Liberals (11.6%). In the federal election, a total of 268 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 39.4%.
# Economy.
, Prêl... | 6,136,878 |
2569030 | Prêles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prêles | Prêles
sector. There were 415 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.6% of the workforce.
, there were 92 workers who commuted into the municipality and 285 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.1 workers leaving th... | 6,136,879 |
2569030 | Prêles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prêles | Prêles
rate was 19.2%. For comparison, the average rate for the entire canton in 2006 was 13.9% and the nationwide rate was 11.6%. In 2009 there were a total of 362 tax payers in the municipality. Of that total, 143 made over 75 thousand CHF per year. There was one person who made between 15 and 20 thousand per year. T... | 6,136,880 |
2569030 | Prêles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prêles | Prêles
(or about 10.95% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 11 (or about 1.24% of the population) who were Islamic. There was 1 person who was Hindu. 117 (or about 13.21% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 35 individuals (or about 3.95% of the popu... | 6,136,881 |
2569030 | Prêles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prêles | Prêles
school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten, followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling ... | 6,136,882 |
2569030 | Prêles | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prêles | Prêles
al schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.
During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 30 students attending classes in Prêles. There were no kindergarten classes in the municipality. The municipality had 2 primary classes and 30 students. Of the primary students, 10.0% were permanent or tempor... | 6,136,883 |
2569103 | Sincerity and Authenticity | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sincerity%20and%20Authenticity | Sincerity and Authenticity
Sincerity and Authenticity
Sincerity and Authenticity is a 1972 book by Lionel Trilling, based on a series of lectures he delivered in 1970 as Charles Eliot Norton Professor at Harvard University.
The lectures examine what Trilling described as "the moral life in process of revising itself,... | 6,136,884 |
2569103 | Sincerity and Authenticity | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sincerity%20and%20Authenticity | Sincerity and Authenticity
efinition is ever really postulated, and Trilling even considers the possibility that such terms are best not totally defined. However, he does use the short formula "to stay true to oneself" to characterize the modern ideal of authenticity and differentiates it from the older ideal of being ... | 6,136,885 |
2569105 | Stumped | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stumped | Stumped
Stumped
Stumped is a method of dismissing a batsman in cricket. The action of stumping can only be performed by a wicket-keeper. A batsman is stumped if, from a legitimate delivery (i.e. not a No-Ball), the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket, while the batsman is out of his ground (because he has moved down th... | 6,136,886 |
2569105 | Stumped | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stumped | Stumped
it and touching the ground behind it, then he would be considered out (if stumped). One of the fielding team (such as the wicket-keeper himself) must appeal for the wicket by asking the umpire. The appeal is normally directed to the square-leg umpire, who would be in the best position to adjudicate on the appea... | 6,136,887 |
2569105 | Stumped | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stumped | Stumped
ball too far back from the wicket to attempt a stumping. It often includes co-operation between a bowler and wicket-keeper: the bowler draws the batsman out of his ground (such as by delivering a ball with a shorter length to make the batsman step forward to hit it on the bounce), and the wicket-keeper catches ... | 6,136,888 |
2569105 | Stumped | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stumped | Stumped
is credited for the batsman's wicket, and the wicket-keeper is credited for the dismissal. A batsman may be out stumped off a wide delivery but cannot be stumped off a no-ball as bowler is credited for the wicket.
Notes:
- The popping crease is defined as the back edge of the crease marking (i.e. the edge clo... | 6,136,889 |
2569105 | Stumped | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stumped | Stumped
y his toe is on the ground.
- The wicket must be properly put down in accordance with Law 29 of the Laws of cricket: using either the ball itself or a hand or arm that is in possession of the ball. Note that since the ball itself can legally put down the wicket, a stumping is still valid even if the ball merel... | 6,136,890 |
2569110 | Forest School Camps | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forest%20School%20Camps | Forest School Camps
Forest School Camps
Forest School Camps (FSC) is an organization that is aimed primarily at children between the ages of 6 and 17. FSC has camps running throughout the year, the main ones lasting 13 nights during late July and August, with one week and weekend camps at Easter and during the spring ... | 6,136,891 |
2569110 | Forest School Camps | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forest%20School%20Camps | Forest School Camps
registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the United Kingdom, number 306006.
# Culture and history.
FSC was originally formed in 1947 by a group of former students and teachers from a radical educational scheme called "Forest School" that started in 1930 in the New Forest. Th... | 6,136,892 |
2569110 | Forest School Camps | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forest%20School%20Camps | Forest School Camps
out of physical necessity, such as Rally (a meeting of everyone on the Camp where they discuss what is going to happen through the day), Clan (a vertical age sub-group of the lodge that prepares the meals for the day) or the Arise song, though others sprang forth from cultural and aesthetic bases, s... | 6,136,893 |
2569110 | Forest School Camps | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forest%20School%20Camps | Forest School Camps
traditional songs.
Lodge Common Council is a formal occasion, usually on the final night, where the entire camp gathers round a special fire. This is traditionally octagonal in shape, and may be some five feet high, though in practice the shape is more commonly rectangular. Before lighting the fire... | 6,136,894 |
2569110 | Forest School Camps | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forest%20School%20Camps | Forest School Camps
FSC age groups are based on school year rather than birthday. As most camps take place before September, this means it is possible to have campers whose ages do not exactly fit with the groupings listed above (e.g. 15-year-old Pathfinders).
From 2007, as a trial, the age groups have been amended sl... | 6,136,895 |
2569110 | Forest School Camps | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forest%20School%20Camps | Forest School Camps
ceremony, when the pathfinder age group previously encompassed ages 15, 16 and 17, there were always more applications from pathfinders than spaces for them to fill. The change in age groups has compensated for this and now more children are able to continue camping into their final year.
# Camps.
... | 6,136,896 |
2569110 | Forest School Camps | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forest%20School%20Camps | Forest School Camps
or four nights, taking just their essential camping gear with them. The distance travelled and the time away from the main camp depend on the age of the children in the group.
- Mobile camps
- Semi-mobile camps
- Caving camps
- Conservation and Skills camps
- Associate Camps
# FSC Glee.
One p... | 6,136,897 |
2569110 | Forest School Camps | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forest%20School%20Camps | Forest School Camps
held in the evening where people are encouraged to sing. FSC song books are also printed every few years, these contain some of the more common songs sung on camps. A virtual version of these books is available at the FSC glee website. A few songs unique to FSC such as the Poll Tax song have been wr... | 6,136,898 |
2569051 | Hidrogenesse | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hidrogenesse | Hidrogenesse
Hidrogenesse
Hidrogenesse is a Catalan pop band whose members are Carlos Ballesteros (singer) and Genís Segarra (synthesizers, also of Astrud).
# Influences.
HIDROGENESSE is an electronic duo formed by Carlos Ballesteros and Genís Segarra in Barcelona in the late 1990s as a conceptual pop act. From thei... | 6,136,899 |
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